Anime Crossover: I, the Shadow King, slaughter my way through DanMachi!

"Of course, adventurers nearby will also hear the whistle."

"But they are not like the Ganesha Familia. They have no obligation to save you. Sometimes, if you encounter bad guys, it's good enough if they don't kick you when you're down."

"In short, you must use it with caution and try not to put yourself in a dangerous situation."

Eina gave the instructions with a serious expression.

"I understand, thank you very much, Miss Eina."

"I will be very careful!"

Yingping adopted a humble attitude.

Yingping-jun, how about we hold off on going to the dungeon for now?

"I should focus on building muscle for a while first."

"How about we go to the dungeon when you're strong enough?"

Hestia looked extremely worried, fearing that something might happen to Yingping.

In her opinion, since Yingping has an amazing talent for exercise, he might as well play it safe and exercise at home every day.

"No, Goddess."

"The only way for me to get stronger faster and better right now is to train and adventure in dungeons at the same time."

"Besides, aren't we all desperately short of Faris?"

"Only by obtaining the magic stones and materials from monsters and selling them can I make more money."

Yingping shook his head and rejected the proposal.

Although you can train and become stronger by relying on the daily tasks of the Shadow Monarch system.

However, it is believed that only after venturing into the dungeon to slay real monsters will the Shadow King system unleash its true power and usher in more opportunities to become stronger.

Moreover, both he and Hestia were short of funds.

In the future, we will have to face the Black Dragon, and there may be other threats from adventurers as well. I'm afraid we can no longer continue to live a carefree life.

"Really? Then please be careful."

Hestia sighed softly, her little face filled with worry.

Suddenly, Eina's expression became more serious, and she turned to Yingping and said, "Indeed, Mr. Yingping, your idea is correct."

"After all, at your age, there's not much point in continuing to exercise all the time."

"Because after age 30, there's not much room for improvement in bone density and muscle flexibility; only by pushing your limits in dungeons can you increase your stats..."

She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, awkwardly adjusting her glasses. "Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to belittle you..."

"It's ok."

Yingping smiled and said, "Honest advice is hard to hear. Miss Eina is telling the truth because she is worried about me, and I am very happy."

Next, we will select adventurer equipment to be rented from the guild.

Because I am bound to the Shadow King system.

Therefore, the image of Cheng Xiaoyu wielding two swords in the original work flashed through Ying Ping's mind.

"Dual-wielding, well, it looks cool, but it's really not for me..."

"As the old saying goes, the shorter the weapon, the more dangerous it is. I need to choose a long one..."

Yingping muttered to himself, and finally said to Eina, "Please give me a spear and a round shield."

Hestia blinked in surprise: "Huh? I thought you'd choose a cooler weapon~"

"The dungeon is no joke; only by surviving can you show off in front of the goddess."

Yingping smiled and patted Hestia's head, but felt a warmth in his heart when he received the equipment.

The rented equipment was clearly some of the higher-end items.

It was obvious that the Lolita Goddess had spent money or used her connections to prepare this for Eina in order to protect his pride.

"Hestia, I will definitely work hard to level up and become stronger, and I will never let you down."

Yingping clenched his fist and swore an oath in his heart.

As they finished completing the formalities, Eina suddenly called out to the two of them.

The half-elf took out a small cloth bag embroidered with a four-leaf clover from under the counter: "Mr. Yingping, this is... a calming sachet I made myself, which can also be considered a talisman for protection."

Her ear tips turned slightly red. "Putting it under your pillow before bed can have a calming effect...because the atmosphere of the dungeon can easily trigger nightmares..."

Hestia was deeply moved: "I knew Eina was the best!"

She tugged at Yingping's sleeve, "Quickly say thank you!"

"Yes, thank you very much for your consideration."

Yingping bowed solemnly, "Miss Eina, I assure you that I will cherish this sentiment as much as I cherish my own life."

........

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, the two will soon part ways.

Yingping will head to the underground city, while Hestia will need to continue selling potato balls.

"remember!"

Hestia has emphasized this for the third time, "Absolutely do not go down to the fourth floor!"

She suddenly pulled Yingping to a stop, then pulled a small cloth bag from her bosom. "Inside is... 5000 Fali that I've saved up myself. That should be enough to hire a Level 2 adventurer to keep you company for half a day..."

"Thank you, Hestia, but I really don't need it."

Yingping crouched down slightly to be at eye level with her and gently stuffed the purse back into her pocket.

"I assure you, I will be back before sunset every day and will never linger in battle."

Yingping pointed to his back, "And with this divine grace, you can know my condition at any time, right?"

Hestia's large blue eyes welled up with tears.

She suddenly ripped off her hairband and tied it around Yingping's wrist: "Wear this, it's a blessing from your goddess!"

"If you dare lose it, I'll punish you... I'll make you eat potato balls without sauce for a month, hmph!"

After doing all this, the petite Lolita goddess pretended to be angry and disappeared around the street corner.

"Hestia...."

Yingping gently stroked the blue ribbon, feeling a warmth in his heart, which also provided him with motivation.

"Ding!"

At this moment, the Shadow King upgrade system suddenly became active.

A screen of light unfolded before his eyes:

[Dungeon Day 1 Quest]

Kill 10 goblins (0/10)

Collect 10 magic stones (0/10)

[Day 1 Mission Reward: Unlock the skill "Shadow Step"]

Chapter 6 grants the skill Shadow Step, upgraded to LV2! [Requesting Flowers]

Ying Ping finally arrived in front of the underground city and looked up at the magnificent dome of the Tower of Babel.

"Alright, let's begin my first adventure and defeat the monster!"

Yingping cheered himself up and then walked alone towards the entrance of the underground city.

The area from level 0 to level 1 is known to adventurers as the starting path, a completely safe zone.

The height from the ground to the top of one's head is a full 10 meters.

The downward spiral staircase is very wide, capable of accommodating large groups of thousands of people traveling back and forth at the same time.

Glowing moss grows on the ten-meter-high rock wall, casting a hazy, beautiful glow over the entire starting path.

Upon arriving here, Yingping suddenly remembered the Spiral Abyss from Genshin Impact for some reason.

Based on his memories, Yingping knew that the entire underground city was actually 'alive' and had a cone-shaped structure.

The lower the floor, the larger the area it occupies; some floors are even larger than the entire Orario.

It is filled with countless powerful monsters.

Even the Black Dragon, one of the world's three greatest adventurers and a power level of LV10 or higher.

It's a monster that ran out from one of the floors of this dungeon.

The black dragon isn't even the strongest being in the dungeon.

No one knows what kind of monsters are lurking in the deepest part of the dungeon.

Additionally, if adventurers cause serious damage to the dungeon by destroying its floors, it will result in certain consequences.

This would trigger the dungeon's counterattack mechanism.

At that time, a special monster—the Zagnat—will be born in the dungeon specifically to exterminate invaders.

The strength of this monster depends on the floor it is born on.

Even though it was born on the 27th floor, its destructive power far exceeded that of most monsters in the deeper levels below.

The Zagnat, born on the 27th floor, possessed astonishing strength.

Its sharp claws can easily destroy weapons made of ultra-hard alloys, and its full-body armor can also deflect magical attacks.

Even more astonishing is its incredibly powerful high-speed mobility.

Its speed and strength are comparable to those of a level one adventurer, which is extremely rare for a large monster.

Zagnat was created specifically to eliminate adventurers who cause massive damage to dungeons.

It does not possess the characteristics of ordinary monsters, such as magic stones or dropped items.

To endow it with superhuman killing power, the dungeon crafted Zagnat's body entirely from magic stone.

If adventurers wish to kill it, they have no other way but to completely destroy its entire body.

It is also worth noting that Zagnat has an extremely short lifespan, and will die shortly after completing its slaughter of adventurers.

In the past, some dark factions conducted numerous experiments and examined the site hundreds of times in the underground city before finally determining the exact conditions for the birth of Zagnat.

That means the entire maze structure on that floor was destroyed, with the damage affecting approximately 20% of the floor.

Once this condition is met, Zagnat will be born on that floor.

Zagnat will only appear in the middle, lower and deep layers.

As for the upper layers (layers 1-12) near the surface, no matter how much damage is done, it will not trigger a violent reaction from the underground city.

This is because, in the upper areas near the surface, the "divine power" of Uranus, the chief god of the Adventurers' Guild, is extremely strong, and the dungeon dares not resist at all.

"call-"

Yingping took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset.

It would be impossible to say that I wasn't nervous or excited.

Adrenaline was already surging before the battle even began.

Holding a round shield in his left hand and a spear in his right, Ying Ping steadily descended the steps, maintaining the standard posture taught by Eina.

The passage on the first level was more spacious than I had imagined, and the rock walls were covered with honeycomb-like holes.

Not long after Ying Ping arrived, a 'click' sound came from the hole on the right.

"come yet?"